The Governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom has appealed to President
Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government to allow ‘responsible citizens’ to
carry guns such as AK47 to prevent criminals from attacking harmless Nigerians.
Ortom stated this in a paper obtained by ChannelsTv, which he (Ortom)
presented yesterday during the virtual meeting convened by Centre for Values in
Leadership, CVL, in collaboration with Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF.
In the paper titled ‘Insecurity and Governance Challenges in the New
Normal’, the Governor said governments at all levels must come to terms with
the fact that insecurity is a real threat to the development of the country and
be willing to sincerely tackle the menace.
He also recommended adequate funding of security agencies and continuous
training of their personnel to enable them to be abreast of global dynamics in
the fight against insecurity.
